I'm currently reading A New Active Birth to give me confidence to deal with the contractions a little less... uhh.. hysterically.. next time round

And as I was reading it last night - one little line hit me like a ton of bricks:

"Whatever happens, birth is an unknown adventure..."

Adventure.

I've never thought of it that way. Just something that I can't control and I don't particularly like that feeling - but an adventure - well that just changes the whole meaning of it.

My lightbulb moment was that even though I can't control my adventure, that its ok - because its an adventure!! Go with it!! Whatever happens - happens

So instead of "don't fear the reaper" (for all you Blue Oyster Cult fans like me!) - I'm gonna change it to "don't fear the labour" - just for me